News & Views, Volume 49 | Materials Lab Featured Damage Mechanism: Soot Blower Erosion
By: Wendy Weiss Soot blower erosion (SBE) is caused by mechanical removal of tube material due to the impingement on the tube wall of particles entrained in the “wet” blower steam. As the erosion becomes more severe, the tube wall thickness is reduced and eventually internal pressure causes the tube rupture. Mechanism SBE is due […]